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Euphony

of vowels

§§46–76CONTACT OF VOWELS AND HIATUS

of consonants

§§77–132EUPHONY OF CONSONANTS

EXPLANATION OF THE PERFECT AND PLUPERFECT FORMS

Euphonic Changes.—For the euphonic changes in these forms see 82-87, 103.

a. Labial Stems.—λέλειμ-μαι is for λελειπ-μαι, λέλειφ-θον is for λελειπ-σθον, λέλειφθε is for λελειπ-σθε (103). In the same manner are inflected other labial stems, as τρῑ́βω (τρῑβ-) rub, ῥῑ́πτω (ῥῑπ-) throw: τέτρῑμ-μαι for τετρῑβ-μαι, τέτρῑψαι for τετρῑβ-σαι, etc. Stems ending in μπ drop π before μ, but retain it before other consonants. Thus,

πεπεμπ-μαι becomes πέπεμμαι πεπεμπ-μεθα becomes πεπέμμεθα
πεπεμπ-σαι πέπεμψαι πεπεμπ-σθε πέπεμφθε (103)
πεπεμπ-ται πέπεμπται

b. Dental Stems.—πέπεισ-ται is for πεπειθ-ται (83), πέπεισ-θον is for πεπειθθον (83), πέπεισθε is for πεπειθ-(σ)θε (83, 103). The ς thus produced was trans ferred to the first persons πέπεισμαι, πεπείσμεθα (86, 87). Like πέπεισμαι, etc., are formed and inflected ἔψευσμαι from ψεύδω (ψευδ-) deceive, πέφρασμαι from φράζω (φραδ-) declare, ἔσπεισμαι (100) from σπένδω (σπενδ-) pour a libation.